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Literature

Snuff out

“Uncle Del, you know how Daddy started smoking?” Clara’s voice was thin, swimming with worry. Del’s face softened. “Yes, dear. Why?” He’d been concerned about Dante’s fairly new habit too, but never brought it up with anyone. It started about six years ago. No one in their immediate family had ever picked up smoking. Clara’s eyes shifted down to her feet. “Well, when I asked him about it, he told me he started smoking after the twins died.” Del felt the air rush from his lungs as if he’d been punched in the stomach. That sickish feeling he’d fought every day for